ndugu
noun/ənˈduːɡuː/
/ənˈduːɡuː/
East African English [ˈnduɡu]
(East African English) (usually Ndugu)
- (in Tanzania) a title for a man or woman that shows respectWord Origin1970s; earliest use found in Black World. From Kiswahili ndugu relative (of the same generation as oneself), brother, sister, person from the same place as oneself, social or professional associate, friend, (as Ndugu) comrade.
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